Questions on newest Rulebook (2015)

[John D.]

Yes

[georgemak1]

One more conflict, the U.S. PTO set up card has the hvy Bombers ground attk/naval attk values as 7/3, but the counter its self at 6/3, maybe the B-29 is 7/3 and the B-24 6/3?

PS. I just noticed British hvy Bombers have the same printing error

[John D.]

Great catch - everything is supposed to be 6/3

[georgemak1]

I'm planning on playing a pacific game soon, I'm very familiar with the European rules, I'm going to read the national rules but don't feel like reading everything, is there anything different besides the 3 tactical move?

[John D.]

Not that I can think of. Mainly just Country specific rules.

[Darkman]

You don't apply winter modification on some territories & & there is no 2nd Mechanized in summers. Other than that i think there is no difference

[Mark]

Tactical movement for ships is 3 instead of 4.

[Darkman]

Q:

1) When doing an airbase attack and the Defender moves up his fighter.. After 1 Round of bombing the fighters of both sides still can do air to air battles.. if one side would retreat his fighters before a 2nd round starts it is counted as a retreat for mechanized Phase , right? So These planes can't fight in mechanized battle?

[georgemak1]

That's how I play it, any kinda retreat, and you don't get to move in the  mech phase.

[John D.]

Correct - once you retreat air - no participation in mech phase

[Darkman]

Q:

When attacking for example rome from 2 different sea zones.. One has landing crafts for frontline.. but the other force has no landing crafts.. can these Units go into reserve? or can't they go into reserve because from this shore there is no landing crafts ?

[John D.]

Think of it as landing craft allow a front line unit paired with it to be on the front line for the first round of battle. All other units (front line and support) not paired with a landing craft that are dropped off via transport (regardless of what sea zone) are considered reserve on the first turn.

[Darkman]

Calrified 14.5.2

14.5.2 Attacker and defender modifiers for amphibious invasions, as well as major river assaults and attacks over straights only apply to the first round of combat. If some units are attacking over a river and some are not, the defender does not receive the river/amphibious defense bonus, but keep the attackers separated on the combat chart and apply the appropriate attacker penalty for those attacking over the river/amphibious assaulting.

Thanks Mark. What about Planes ? I think All Planes shouldn't get the -1 Modifier if only some units go over river and the rest not ? Right?

[Mark]

correct - and modified:

14.5.2 Attacker and defender modifiers for amphibious invasions, as well as major river assaults and attacks over straights only apply to the first round of combat. If some units are attacking over a river and some are not, the defender does not receive the river/amphibious defense bonus and attacking air units are not penalized, but keep the attacking ground units separated on the combat chart and apply the appropriate attacker penalty for those attacking over the river/amphibious assaulting.

[Darkman]

Pacific Rules Questions


1. Are you only able to do convoy damage up to the value the japanese get from the territories? Lets say the japanese only own Celebes in supply and got income from it this turn.
    So the U.S can only do 1 PP damage to the convoy zone?

2. How is Leader elimination in "Sea battles" working : When the last ship is destroyed in a fleet battle, is the Leader eliminated?

3.  Since all ships return to Harbors on the NCM Phase (Normal & Fortified Harbors)
   Example to this:
 
   On the next turn movement Phase the US moves a mixed fleet (carriers + battleships)  to engage a japanese fleet next to an normal harbor.
   Since normal Harbors don't protect the japanese fleets the US wants to attack that fleet.
   Do their planes get the Harbor attack Bonus? (-2DRM) Or do the planes only get the Bonus if their Surface fleets decides not to attack the japanese fleet?